First two episodes are superbly crafted, drawing in the viewer through a well structured blend of fascinating characters, enigmatic back stories, socio political themes and a plot setting where the enemy will exist within the fractured community. The actors, under deft direction, portray a credibile scenario where ghosts are awaiting revelation. The pace is appropriate as a range of characters bring real life to the place. The references and depiction to a previous era where profound conflict split relationships and created a cancer which continued to fester within and causing the deep rifts existing today.....all plausibly intriguing.
Then from episode 3 through to the flawed conclusion, the tighter earlier themes become over developed or under explored.....too many unnecessary details from the past and today....the story becomes baggy as the writer attempts to add layers to characterisation which results in a "soapification" of the narrative, removing the essential enigmatic nature of the earlier plot and character development.
Also the predictable whodunnit element sarts to dominte as the police move to front stage....now holes emerge: implausibilities abound and police procedural inaccuracies( eg manhunting a killer in a forest would surely involve helicopters with heat seeking technology!!! ) begin to divert from the otherwise entertaining drama. Questions are inevitably raised and frustratingly not addressed...... So nearly a first class BBC drama....shame....but still watchable, entertaining and informative. Timely as we sit on the edge of another period of Government/Union tension.
Then from episode 3 through to the flawed conclusion, the tighter earlier themes become over developed or under explored.....too many unnecessary details from the past and today....the story becomes baggy as the writer attempts to add layers to characterisation which results in a "soapification" of the narrative, removing the essential enigmatic nature of the earlier plot and character development.
Also the predictable whodunnit element sarts to dominte as the police move to front stage....now holes emerge: implausibilities abound and police procedural inaccuracies( eg manhunting a killer in a forest would surely involve helicopters with heat seeking technology!!! ) begin to divert from the otherwise entertaining drama. Questions are inevitably raised and frustratingly not addressed...... So nearly a first class BBC drama....shame....but still watchable, entertaining and informative. Timely as we sit on the edge of another period of Government/Union tension.